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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 360 128 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 94 6 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 70 20 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 68 8 Browse Search
John Beatty, The Citizen-Soldier; or, Memoirs of a Volunteer 42 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 38 14 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 38 2 Browse Search
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 37 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 37 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 30 2 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.). You can also browse the collection for Huntsville (Alabama, United States) or search for Huntsville (Alabama, United States) in all documents.

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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—eastern Tennessee. (search)
River, at the junction of two railway lines. But to connect this point, via Huntsville, either with Corinth on the west or Franklin on the north, it was indispensab's cavalry, and the two columns united under the orders of General Stanley at Huntsville in Alabama. On the 23d they had returned to their quarters. The strict ordemen were rested and in high spirits, and the cavalry had gathered forage near Huntsville. Halleck, if he did not satisfy the demands of Rosecrans, did not spare despeady beholds Bragg masking the notch at Dalton and advancing from the side of Huntsville with an army twice as large as before to sever Rosecrans' communications withneral had sent Mitchell's division of cavalry, under Colonel E. M. McCook, to Huntsville as early as the 11th of August. McCook occupied the railway section which connects Huntsville with Stevenson, and established posts of observation along the whole right bank of the Tennessee from Bridgeport to Whitesburg. Crittenden's camp,
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—the siege of Chattanooga. (search)
le of the attack by Sherman on Missionary Ridge, the configuration of which will enable every detail to be seen. It was a useless measure, for the animating spirit of the three armies, far from exciting petty jealousies, inspired each command with a noble rivalry which was a sure pledge of victory. The Federal cavalry could not subsist near Chattanooga. The neighborhood afforded no forage, nor did the railroad bring enough for its consumption. Crook's division was concentrated around Huntsville in Alabama to cover the right bank of the Tennessee and the railways converging to Bridgeport. Long's brigade, detailed from Crook's command, was called to Chattanooga to escort Sherman, and on the first success obtained by the Fifteenth corps to rush upon the rear of the Confederate army. McCook's division had returned to its old camp in the middle of the rich valley which stretches between Walden's Ridge and the Tennessee from the village of Washington to the edge of the North Chickama
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the Third winter. (search)
as established his headquarters at Sommerville, and pushes his outposts as far as the left bank of the Hatchie. Thomas gave on the 20th the order to General Cook, who commanded the second cavalry division of the Army of the Cumberland, to quit Huntsville with his two brigades, leaving the care of guarding the railways to Sherman's troops, and to move rapidly toward the north-west, via Prospect on the Elk River, to head off Forrest if he should cross the Tennessee River. The time has come fofew hours after the Confederates had departed, leaving there their last gun, and, having gathered around him all the forces in pursuit of them, he drove them into Arkansas. After a pretty sharp fight with their rearguard, he took possession of Huntsville, east of the Ozark Mountains, and penetrated into a much-broken branch of this chain called Buffalo Mountains which bounds the Arkansas Valley on the north. On the evening of the 24th he at last overtook the bulk of Shelby's column, but the la